Ireland vs Norway: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
6.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
6.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
45th
Norway rank
44th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 6.67 tonnes per person against 6.34 tonnes per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 45th and Norway ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 0.4528 tonnes per person | Ireland |
| 1960s | 5.07 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 0.4994 tonnes per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 7.24 tonnes per person | 7.7 tonnes per person | 0.4613 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 7.84 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | 0.1102 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 10.05 tonnes per person | 8.8 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 11.22 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 8.21 tonnes per person | 8.68 tonnes per person | 0.4667 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 6.89 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 0.399 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 6.67 tonnes per person against 6.34 tonnes per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 45th and Norway ranks 44th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.